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The word "drow" originates from the Orcadian and Shetland dialects of Scots, [7] an alternative form of "trow", [8] which is a cognate with "troll".The Oxford English Dictionary gives no entry for "drow", but two of the citations under "trow" name it as an alternative form of the word.
The planes of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game constitute the multiverse in which the game takes place. Each plane is a universe with its own rules with regard to gravity, geography, magic and morality. [1]
By various authors The Gates of Madness by James Wyatt; The Mark of Nerath by Bill Slavicsek (paperback, August 2010, ISBN 978-0-7869-5622-7); The Temple of the Yellow Skulls by Don Bassingthwaite (paperback, March 2011, ISBN 978-0-7869-5749-1)
DieHard GameFan said that "more than the previous 5e campaigns, Out of the Abyss' success really depends on the organization, storytelling and improvisational skills of the DM. This is a fantastic piece and one of the best campaigns D&D has had in at least ten (possibly twenty) years.
At the end of Vault of the Drow, the characters find an astral gate leading to the Abyssal realm of Lolth, Demon Queen of Spiders, goddess of the drow elves and architect of the plot involving hill giants, frost giants, fire giants, kuo-toa and drow. Her realm, the 66th layer of the Abyss, is known as the Demonweb Pits. [3]
The Outer Planes were presented for the first time in Volume 1, Number 8 of The Dragon, released July 1977 as part of the Great Wheel of Planes. [1] In the article "Planes: The Concepts of Spatial, Temporal and Physical Relationships in D&D", Gary Gygax mentions that there are 16 Outer Planes and describes the Seven Heavens, the Twin Paradises, and Elysium as "Typical higher planes", Nirvana ...
In 3.5, tieflings use human names until they seek to differentiate themselves from their parents, after which they usually take fiendish "names" of Infernal or Abyssal origin that sound menacing. In 4.0 onwards, tieflings usually take an ancestral Infernal name, although some young tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, choose a name ...
A marine tentacled horror made of fish, whale, and octopus-like features. [6]Crom Cruach [7]: Master of the Runes, Bloody Crooked One: Not described, but likely something gigantic and serpent or worm-like.